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01 Work, The Art of War, Charles Meynier’s Allegory of war, with footnotes
Sold for €20,625 EUR in June 2022 This door top comes from Madame Mère’s Palazzo Rinuccini in Rome. Charles Meynier (1763 or 1768, Paris – 1832, Paris) was a French painter… Read more
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Andrea Vaccaro’s Sant ‘Agata, With Footnotes – 123
Saint Agatha of Sicily (231 AD – 251 AD) is a Christian saint and virgin martyr. Agatha was born at Catania or Palermo, Sicily, and she was martyred in approximately 251.… Read more
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01 Painting by Orientalist Artists, Henri Adrien Tanoux, with footnotes, 80
Henri Adrien Tanoux ( Marseille , 18 October as as 1865 – Paris , 1923 ) was a French painter. He dedicated himself to landscapes , nudes and oriental scenes .He studied at… Read more
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01 Marine Art, Marius de JONGERE, With Footnotes, #305
Ponape was a four-masted steel–hulled barque which was built in 1903 in Italy as Regina Elena for an Italian owner. In 1911 she was sold to Germany and renamed Ponape. In… Read more
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11 Works, November 22st. is Consuelo Fould’s day, her art, illustrated with footnotes #239
Consuelo Fould, born November 22, 1862, in Cologne (Germany), arrived in France in 1864, with her parents, Valérie Simonin and Gustave Fould. She trained very young with her mother, a… Read more
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16 Works, October 15th. is Juan Bautista Maíno’s day, his art, illustrated with footnotes #223
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and… Read more
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12 Works, September 20th. is Julius Exter’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #207
Musa is such a passionate dancer that when she is not praying she is dancing, she is even dancing prayers. When she is dancing a prayer to the Holy Virgin,… Read more
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11 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #28
Pierre Bonnard , French, 1867 – 1947 The Port Of Cannes, Le Port de Cannes, c. 1926 – 1927 Oil, canvas Private Collection Cannes is a city located on the… Read more
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12 Paintings of the Canals of Venice in the 18 & 19th Century, by the artists of the time, with foot notes. #5
Richard Price, (British, born 1962) April Day in Venice Oil on canvas 51 x 61cm (20 1/16 x 24in). Private Collection The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark, commonly known… Read more
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12 Paintings, scenes from the Bible, by The Old Masters, with footnotes # 30
This is the post excerpt. Read more
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03 Marine Works, Aiden Lassell Ripley’s Scrubbing the Hull, With Footnotes, #321
An outdoorsman as well as a painter, Aiden Lassell Ripley was born in Wakefield, Massachusetts in 1897. He trained briefly at the Fenway School of Illustration before joining the Army… Read more
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01 Painting by Orientalist Artists. Cesare Felix Georges dell’ Acqua’s Greek mother, with footnotes, #97
Sold for £938,400 in December 2007 This painting is an archetypal image of the Greek War of Independence and a classic document in the history of 19th century Philhellenism. As noted… Read more
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02 works, The Art Of The Nude, Edward Henry Weston’s Nudes, with footnotes #216
Edward Henry Weston (March 24, 1886 — January 1, 1958) was an American photographer. He has been called “one of the most innovative and influential American photographers” and “one of the masters… Read more
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01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART, Interpretation of the bible, Adriaen van der Werff’s Entombment, With Footnotes – #138
After Christ’s crucifixion, Matthew writes: ‘As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. Going to Pilate, he asked… Read more
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05 Works, Marine Art, Walter Langley’s perils of fishing life in a Cornish Village, with Footnotes, #87
Walter Langley devoted his life as a painter to scenes in the lives of fishing people in Cornwall. This work, from 1889, is slightly more dramatic than some in its… Read more
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01 Work , RELIGIOUS ART, Rembrandt’s The Great Deposition from the Cross — with footnotes #197
The Descent from the Cross, or Deposition of Christ, is the scene, as depicted in art, from the Gospels’ accounts of Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus taking Christ down from… Read more
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1 Painting, Camille Hilaire’s The clown Auguste on the track, with footnotes
For sale for 1850 € in Nov 2024 The Auguste clown character-type is often an anarchist, a joker, or a fool. He is clever and has much lower status than… Read more
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08 Works, Contemporary Interpretations of The Bible, William Oxer’s The Grieving Magdalene, with footnotes #46
Mary Magdalene was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to his crucifixion and resurrection… Please… Read more
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01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – After Gérard Seghers’ Christ at the column, With Footnotes – #137
Sold for 7,560 EUR in November 2022 The painting shows the flagellation of Christ following his arrest and trial and before his crucifixion. The scene was traditionally depicted in front of… Read more
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01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Ermanno Stroiffi’s Elijah and the widow of Zarephath, With Footnotes – #136
Estimated for €8,000 – €12,000 in November 2022 The Bible states that Elijah is a Tishbite from Gilead, who visited King Ahab to give him a message from God that there would be no… Read more
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